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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1916
Page
7
New Orleans cotton showed initial liquidity dipping to six points but rallied midday with 15 to 18 point gains and spot prices closing firm. New York market faded after an early advance, slipping 3 to 9 points then rebounding to near best, with members like Allis-Chalmers and U S Steel among active movers.
Liverpool reports strong spot cotton with good middling at 9.72 and 9.55 for low middling. Sales reach 10,606 bales with 1,900 for speculation and export. Futures remain very steady with several listed spread prices from Oct to May.
New York trading started modestly higher with a broader set of issues gaining as American Locomotive climbed two points and others in machinery, steel, chemicals, and paper edges rose. Marine shares slipped slightly while rail stocks edged under one point led by Pacific and Northwestern. The market showed a firmer bias within the first half hour.
Chicago reports mixed grain prices for wheat corn oats rye and barley with various grades quoted while Savannah notes firm turpentine and rosin prices with wide grade ranges and strong week receipts in barrels and casks
The seed oil market remained firm with spot prices at 10.80 to 11.00. Futures show October at 10.75 to 10.86 and May at 10.63 to 10.64. Total sales reached 22 200 barrels.
The ionized employee strike at Union Tection Company began in Albany and Rensselaer and spread to Troy Cohoes Watervliet and Green Island with no service in those cities. Interurban trolley service was seriously affected and the Wa tervliet arsenal faced work stoppages due to workers being unable to reach the facility.
The board of revenue and road commissioners will refer the tax equalizers bill for $810 for August work by Jos Espalla A S Lyons and Hern don Fowler to the courts. County Attorney Robert E B Gordon says the August sittings were improper as the law requires conclusion by August 1. A motion to curb streetcar smoking was denied and a nine mule purchase was authorized with a committee named to handle the matter. Bid listings cover hardware harness groceries and other items.
President Wilson prepared for his first Middle West visit since the campaign began. He will depart from Long Branch for Omaha to speak Thursday night, then return to Shadow Lawn. No campaign-style addresses are planned en route, with limited stops and a cautious tone. He discussed film censorship with Willitan Brady and a Princeton official.
The following jurors were drawn Monday afternoon in the city court for service this week. William R. Farwell, Junius Malone, Thomas A. Doody, Jefferson D. Price colored, Lonnie Lee Noble, Harry A. McPhillips, Frederick Gunthorpe, William A. Karcher, James W. Schonyers, Frederick L. Crown, John W. Marston Jr., Edward W. Try, Emile W. Fisch, August Stroecker, Thomas B. Daves, Joseph F. Crivellari, Charles A. Fuller, Louis Simon, Willie B. Del Champs, James W. Coor, Harris C. Vaughan, Albert D. Hanan, Claude Christy, William J. Foley.
Jacksonville Florida October 2 A sale of the local South Atlantic League club franchise to Randolph Rose of Chattanooga was announced today. Rose said his aim in buying the franchise is to secure Jacksonville a berth in the Southern Association.
Washington report shows October 1 price increases across staples. Flour at Civil War era highs due to wheat shortages. potatoes meat and dairy prices up, with beans onions and cabbage climbing. Producers’ prices rose about 9.8 percent in August, eight year lows for certain items, while September starts 21.9 percent higher year over year.
The milk dispute widens as New York farmers withhold product to pressure big distributors for higher prices. Tens of thousands of gallons spilled in confrontations. crossroad picketing. farmers beaten. new cheese factories set up to dispose of surplus from the reduced New York City supply.
Extra edition reports Premier Count Okuma and his cabinet will resign. He plans to recommend Viscount Takaaki Kato as his successor to the emperor.
The local weather bureau issues a forecast for 24 to 26 hour shipments in north, east and west directions with moderate temperatures. River forecasts show the Tymeares river and branches stable for the next two days and the Alabama river changing little.
The Ward liner Nord Amerika arrived in the lower bay yesterday and was expected in the city during the day to load cargo for the Mallory line after unloading sisal. The Alamo of the Mallory line departed the harbor for New York after reloading passengers and freight.
The Asian, a steamer, is due in port to Mobile Liners, Inc. It had not reported in by morning but is expected to arrive. The vessel will load cotton and timber at the municipal docks.
The Alabama river steamer J. H. Menge received freight this morning and will depart on its regular schedule tonight carrying freight to Alabama river points.
The steamer Liguri moved from Pier 2 to Pier 6 this morning and will begin loading cargo for Van Heynigen and Company.
The schooner Melbourn P. Smith arrived in the city this morning and now anchors in the stream awaiting a loading berth.
The United Fruit Company steamer Ellis delivered 32 000 banana bunches to Mobile at the M and O wharf in one of the largest cargoes in months. The Ellis, among the biggest fruit vessels, cleared port and departed down the channel at 7 this morning.
The Gulf Dry Dock Company reports full workload as vessels are repaired. Tug Bessie Dantzler departed the ways Sunday morning while Lizzie Dennison entered dry dock. The Russian bark Firth and schooners Annie Ainsley and Elizabeth T. Doyle await a room at Gulf ways.
Whistler readers report the first meeting of the Whistler School Improvement Association to discuss a new school building in the kindergarten room of the Whistler public school on Thursday night. Community members plan to attend and help mobilize support for the project.
A parade of social notices lists visits and guests across Mobile and nearby towns. The items name Mrs. T. M. Slaughter hosting in Mobile, Mrs. Alice Burton with Henry Brewer, Captain G W Quarles in the infirmary, and numerous others visiting relatives, returning home, or staying at the Battle House.
Notarized ownership statement for The Mobile Item daily newspaper Mobile Alabama as of October 1 1916. Names of publisher Mobile Item Co Inc managing editor D R Larbee business manager R G Rapier owners listed including Estate of J Pollock City Investment Co H T Smith J Van Antwerp R R Buvinger Frederick I Thomson T M Stevens H H Patterson John Quill Julius Goldstein Thomas Dennix J M Walsh J F McGowin A P Bush J T Burke Monahan Plastering Co Inc etc. Known trustees City Bank and Trust Company. Average weekly copies 1054 R G Rapier business manager. Sworn October 2 1916.
Statement reads I will not be responsible for any debts contracted by my wife Lesley Lengan signed Edward T Tenge. This appears as a personal financial disclaimer recorded for public notice.
Found notice describes a six month to one year old sable collie with white neck and feet and a black tail with white tip. Owner can claim by paying required fee at the office listed as F-20. Itemy eee.
Short notice shows job listings with terse phrasing and unclear details. It mentions positions and contact cues but omits company names and requirements, offering sparse guidance for applicants.
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